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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SAP ESL Project Manager - **Company:** Advent Global Solutions - **Location:** Sacramento, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Asana, JIRA, SAP (Applications), SAP Implementation, Wrike - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/49da37f4-dda0-48fa-a9f6-5d0c6899b52d ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. * 8+ years of Project Management experience. * 5+ years managing full-cycle SAP implementation projects. * Strong working knowledge of SAP PP/PP-PI, QM, IM and EWM. * Manufacturing, warehouse or distribution implementation experience. * Experience with SAP Activate or similar implementation methodology. * Strong experience with testing, UAT, cutover, go-live and hypercare. * Experience with Jira, Wrike or Asana as a power user/administrator. * Familiarity with AI-enabled SAP tools such as SAP Joule. * Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills. * Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. * Must be able to support the Sacramento facility onsite at least 3 days per week., * MBA or advanced business degree. * Experience in manufacturing, CPG, food & beverage or distribution. * Process manufacturing experience including recipe management, batch traceability, quality controls and shelf-life management. * Multi-site SAP implementation experience. * Experience with warehouse automation and logistics integrations. ## Description We are seeking an experienced SAP ESL (Extended Shelf Life) Project Manager to lead a major SAP implementation in Sacramento as part of a larger SAP transformation program. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing full-cycle SAP implementations in manufacturing and warehouse environments, with solid knowledge of SAP S/4HANA PP/PP-PI, QM, Inventory Management and EWM., * Lead planning, execution and delivery of the Sacramento SAP ESL implementation. * Manage project plans, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, vendors and stakeholder communications. * Lead Fit-to-Standard and Fit/Gap workshops for manufacturing and warehouse processes. * Coordinate SAP solutions across PP/PP-PI, QM, IM and EWM. * Partner with Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality, Supply Chain, Logistics and IT teams. * Oversee warehouse processes including receiving, put-away, picking, replenishment, shipping and inventory management. * Coordinate warehouse automation, ASRS, conveyors, RF devices, transportation and yard logistics integrations. * Lead SIT, UAT, operational readiness, cutover, deployment, go-live and hypercare. * Support inventory traceability, cycle counting, recall readiness, quality processes and warehouse exception management. * Provide project governance, status reporting and executive-level communications. * Drive process improvement, change management and user adoption. * Coach project teams on project management tools and Lean-Agile practices. ## Related Videos - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Replacing Excel with SAP APIs & Python validation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1944-replacing-excel-with-sap-apis-python-validation) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [When AI Runs the Business: The Reality of Enterprise-Wide Automation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100124-when-ai-runs-the-business-the-reality-of-enterprise-wide-automation) - [Integrate your Cognitive Assistant with 3rd-party DBs and software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/249-integrate-your-cognitive-assistant-with-3rd-party-dbs-and-software) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager)